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Originally Posted by jb92563
Imagine being able to turn your 986 Boxster into a CayBox for a mere $2,500.
I think that a street/Race version of this will have some marketability as a product.
You just need some kind of trunk access to get at the dipstick/oil/water fill ports and the trunk space.
Someone with decent Fiberglass and mold making skills could probably make a nice business out of this.
Surely theres a retired Porsche enthusiast with these skills and time that could use the extra dough.
$30/hr x 40 hrs per unit = 1,200
Materials 300
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Unit Manufacturing cost $1,500
Once you get into production and with 2 molds
one person could make 2 units per week.
30/hr x 20 hrs per unit = 600
materials 300
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Unit Manufacturing cost $900
Profit per unit is $1600 plus earning 30/hr
So in a year thats $1600 x 48 working weeks x 2 units per week = $153,600
Plus $30/hr for 48 weeks = $57,600
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$211,200/yr
Deduct the outsource of 2 mold making costs in the first year ~$15,000
Anyone want to earn their next brand new car for 6 months work.
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LOL, you sir, are highly optimistic. If buildings, utilities, and tools were free and you could sell over a 100 of these a year, and find a way to only use $300 in materials, you would be RICH!
Windows, seals, latches, fiberglass, carbon, aluminum, seals, fabric, hardware, electrical, lights, hinges, chemicals, primer, packaging crates, a website, shipping, receiving, accounting, advertising...for $300 a unit.
I think the reality is you would spend $10k-$15k to make molds, sell 10 a year, make $500 a piece, and maybe make your money back in a few years, all the while having to store and maintain these huge molds and materials. Then have people say you are ripping them off at $2500.
The industry manufactures that I've contacted said they would not even invest $1500 of their time/money to make a mold because the return would be so small, even if I gave them the prototype for free.
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